Fetal Growth And Development Flashcards
Markers for embryonic period
Positive pregnancy test
When does partitioning of the primitive heart begin
Middle of the 4th week
Heart is completely formed
Fingers and toes are present
6th week after ovulation and fertilization
Crown to rump measurements are more accurate for dating
8th or 10th week
External genitalia are definitive and spontaneous movements are present
12th week
Eye movement are present at this week
16 to 18th week
Cochlear function begins to develop
20th week
Fetal weighy
28 1.1kg
32 1.8kg
36 2.5kg
40 3.4kg
Circumferences of the head
Greatest = occipitofrontal 34.5cm
Smallest = suboccipitobregmatic
32cm
Maternal blood within the intervillous space
Primary unit of maternal fetal transfer
Simple diffusion
Oxygen CO2 H20 Electrolytes Anesthethic gas
Major maternal storage depots
Liver
Muscle
Adipose tissue
Glucose transport is via what type
Facilitated diffusion
Ions and minerals are transported via
Carrier mediated
Energy requiring active process
Function of the amniotic fluid
Cushions the fetus Maintain temperature Minimal nutritive function Presence of GF Growth and differentiation of tissues